He did! And then all the naysayers crapping on him started kissing his ***. It was quite humerous.
Didn't Kevin explain the situation himself on these boards some time ago?
Just out of curiosity, what defense should BC's NU have employed ? Exclusively man to man -when every team was more athletic ? He relied on an unorthodox zone to better utilize his available talent. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to defensively rebound in a zone , when you cannot box out effectivelySo is defense...
Just out of curiosity, what defense should BC's NU have employed ? Exclusively man to man -when every team was more athletic ? He relied on an unorthodox zone to better utilize his available talent. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to defensively rebound in a zone , when you cannot box out effectively
Blame poor recruiting on BC, NU Admissions, horrible facilities or whatever but he maximized NU's chances of winning with what he had
Anything but that 1-3-1 with a small player down low. Seriously?
And rebounding.
There was a game where the opposing team finished with more offensive rebounds then we finished with total rebounds. Our inability to rebound defensively was maddening...
NU had to play a zone defense because of athletic deficiencies. It is difficult to rebound out of a zone under any circumstance but with a lack of athleticism NU suffered greatly
BC could not emphasize offensive rebounding because NU could not defend fast breaks if they committed to the "O" boards. You do know that UVA also drops back immediately to prevent teams running out on them. NU was forced to use this defensive strategy out of necessity
BC was a brilliant coach forced to employ unorthodox strategies to counter teams with greater talent and depth. The lack of talent may fall on BC but institutional indifference and policies contributed also
Blame poor recruiting on BC, NU Admissions, horrible facilities or whatever but he maximized NU's chances of winning with what he had
BC may have been a "terrible" recruiter but even more importantly, he squandered presenting our program's beautiful facilities to recruits since NU's luxurious digs were a big selling point. He also was able to get potential recruits through admissions with ease, unlike today where our admission standards are considered an obstacleAnd the fact that Carmody absolutely sucked as a recruiter.
NU admissions has only recently become an excuse again.
Add to that the HC needs to be on campus when a top recruit visits. Sorry but I just can't ever forget that miss.And the fact that Carmody absolutely sucked as a recruiter.
BC may have been a "terrible" recruiter but even more importantly, he squandered presenting our program's beautiful facilities to recruits since NU's luxurious digs were a big selling point. He also was able to get potential recruits through admissions with ease, unlike today where our admission standards are considered an obstacle
I agree that NU's talent deficit was the prime reason that NU was not more successful during the BC years
When I was finally able to see more NU games on TV, I could easily see why NU continually struggled in the B1G. You cannot overcome greater talent consistently with "schemes"-once in a while but not consistently
I think you could say that every NU BB coach showed integrity. Well ok maybe not KO but he was fun to watch on the sidelines.I appreciate Coach Carmody for what he did at Northwestern, the integrity that his program showed, and the fact that we did get better as a program.
I am glad he conducted himself with class while he was here. No real reason to rehash bitter feelings about him in this thread.